Prevalence of paralytic poliomyelitis in a rural and urban community of Delhi.
A community house to house survey to estimate the prevalence of paralytic poliomyelitis in children 5-15 years was undertaken from June to August, 1986 in the rural and urban field practice areas. The survey covered 96 and 93% of the houses in the rural and urban areas, respectively. Prevalence of lameness due to poliomyelitis among children aged 5-15 years was 3.5 in the rural and 2.7 in the urban area. Community health examination also confirmed that boys were more vulnerable than girls.
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Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi.
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012424:Rural Population; D014505:Urban Population